Executive Director Robert S. Chang,
Professor of Law, founded the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality — named for pioneering civil rights hero Fred T. Korematsu — in 2009 at the Seattle University School of Law with the mission to use litigation advocacy, clinical education, and research to promote racial equity and social justice.

The Korematsu Center and Professor Chang moved to the UC Irvine School of Law in July 2024.